PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Mosey (ranked 540 p4p, 1326 weight class) and Enzo Williams (ranked 65 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mosey
vs
Williams

170 cm
29
148
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
31
145
17 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lil Mosey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosey shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Williams forces Mosey back against the cage and clinches.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mosey goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Williams rushes Mosey and presses him up against the cage.
Mosey blocks an uppercut.
Mosey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a body shot but Mosey blocks it.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Mosey blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mosey backwards.
A short right from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosey.
Mosey blocking some punches.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Mosey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams tries to work over Mosey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Enzo Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams works Mosey's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mosey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mosey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosey goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosey blocking some punches.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Mosey blocks an uppercut.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosey.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Mosey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mosey is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mosey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mosey goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mosey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mosey.
Mosey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams is continuing to stall.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mosey throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mosey shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams lands with a straight right. Mosey didn't see that one coming.
Mosey looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Mosey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosey.

Williams rushes Mosey and presses him up against the cage.

Mosey tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mosey looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosey passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mosey trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mosey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mosey tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mosey.
Mosey trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosey being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mosey has passed into side control.
Mosey controls the position.

Mosey goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Williams has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mosey but great work by Williams.
Mosey sneaks back into half guard.
Mosey trying to control but Williams postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.
Williams is thwarting Mosey's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mosey is holding on to half guard well.
Mosey wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Mosey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams misses with a double jab

and Mosey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mosey seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Mosey dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosey is just out of range.
Mosey tries to counter with a takedown but Williams is quick to defend against it.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams clobbers Mosey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mosey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mosey shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Mosey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mosey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mosey is defended easily by Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Mosey with that takedown attempt.
Mosey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mosey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Mosey persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mosey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mosey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut

and Mosey counters with a takedown into side control.
Mosey trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Williams trying to control here.
Mosey throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Mosey from controlling successfully.
Mosey tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Mosey forces his way into half guard.
Williams has his hands clasped together around Mosey's back. He's all about the action.
Mosey wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosey looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mosey looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Mosey.
Mosey trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mosey trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mosey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mosey shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mosey slips a straight right by Williams.
Mosey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Williams!
An out of breath Enzo Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.